Sanitary vending device.



G. A. BURBEY.

SANITARY VENDING DEVICE.

' 7 APPLICATION FILED 0CT.23, I915.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

G. A. BURBEY.

SANITARY VENDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man OCT.23,1915.

Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

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SANITARY VENDING DEVICE Specification of Letters Patent.

" Patented Apr. 1'1, 1916.

Application filed October 23,1915. -ser1 ,ai" to.,-z, 77.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. BURBEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at.

Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Sanitary Vending Devices, of which the following 1s a sepcification.

'This invention contemplates the provision of a portable carrier, especially designed for vending ice cream, soft drinks or the like, and embodies among. other features a receptacle divided into a compartment or the reception of a cooling medium,

. or top therefor, means to gam access carrier when desired.

and a compartment whereinthe articles to.

.be vended will be kept in'a cool condition for an indefinite period, and protected from dirt, dust or other foreign substances.

Another object of importanceresides in the provision of a device of the above men tioned character including a hinged cover with a novel construction of to the interior of the In carrying out my invention aim to provide a carrier wherein soft drmks may be carried either he glass or a bottle, the

With these and other which will appear asthe nature of the 1n- {In the drawings formin specification like device in its entirety-being extremely simple in construction, and both eflicient and convenient to handle for the purpose in-- tended.

ob ects 1n v ew vention is better understood,-the same consists of what is embodied in the following specification and claims.

part of this reference innumerals o dicate similar parts in the several'views and wherein I Flgure 1 1s a prospective vlewof the carrier constructed in accordance with my 111- -vention showing one of the lids partly elevated. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail view 1 45 showing the manner of attaching the handle to the carrier. Fig; 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of one of the corners of the carrier. Fig. 5 is a view of the cooling'tray and covers therefor, parts being shown disassembled. Fig. 6 is a view of oneof the removable brackets. Fig. 7 is a'fragmentary side elevation. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan View of the covers for the receptacle. Fig. 9 is a sectional viewtaken on line 9-9 of Fig. y right] angle I thereto.

Fig.10is11al loi t'udinal sectional view.

The carrier orming the subject f matter I cptacle indicated generally at A 'Whi'ch of my "invention essentially-consists'of aremay be constructed from any suitablemate-g rial anddesired dimensions, but as show-n1.

in this specific instance it consists of-upper p and lower frames 5 and 6 respectively, each"j including side and. end bars as. shown, the frames being connected by means of, corner posts of angular formation. Secured to the flange 7 of each corner post is a"barf8",;whil'e bars is. a similar bar 10 disposed at right 12 respectively.

Thewalls of struoted from any suitable material,

carrier to be viewed from the outside, and by reason of the manner in which the side and end walls are held associated,'it will be manifest that should any one'of the walls become brokenfior otherwise'dnjured it may be independently removed, without in' any way interfering with the remainin walls. The side and end bars of the lower i are preferably of angle iron formation, the

ame 6 horizontalflan'ges 13- of which together with f the corner pieces 14 connecting the adjacent ends of said bars support the tray15 for the purpose to be presently described.

The tray 15 preferably consists of a boxlike structure and defines what may be termed a cooling chamber inasmuch as the tray is adapted to receive ice or any other suitable cooling medium to maintain the contents of the carrier at a proper temperature. The bottom of. the tray is pro- I vided with anoutlet opening for the discharge of liquid, such as melted ice water or the like, .the opening being closed by means of a suitable plug 16. -Positioned upon the tray is a nest frame 17 to'maintain the bottles in an upright position within the tray, as will be readily understood. Arranged upon the nestframe 17 is a perforated plate preferably consistin of two w ich consections 18 and 19 respectivelyh h ach'of t c stiti'ite a cover for the tray.

' sections has depending from the openings therein a plurality of cone-shaped members 20 adapted to receive an ice cream cone or the like for supporting the same within the carrier in the manner shown in Fig. 1, the cone-shaped members depending within the cooling chamber to maintain the articles supported therein in a cool condition for an indefinite period. Each of the sections is provided with a handle 21 to facilitate their insertion within or removal from the carrier when desiredfi It is of course to be understood that the carrier may be used with or without the nest frame 17, and if desired when the nest frame is employed only one of the cover sections may be usedyhowever, the use of'these different members either singly or in combination will depend upon the discretion of the user of the device.

When vending soft drinks or the like in glasses, I make use of a bracket indicated at 22 having a cone-shaped reduced lower portion 23 adapted to be received within the cone-shaped members 20, the brackets 22 at their point of juncture with the coneshaped member 23 defines a shoulder 24 adapted to bear upon the upper surface of the plate sections whereby the brackets and glasses received thereby are rigidly supported within the carrier.

Connecting the parallel side members of the upper frame 5 of the receptacle is a.

transverse bar 25 disposed centrally. of the receptacle and provided at its opposite ends with depending lugs 26 arranged against the inner surface of the said parallel side members and secured thereto in any suitable manner preferably by means of the thumb screws 27. Secured to the top of the bar 25 is a suitable handle 28 for carrying the receptacle from place to place, while horizontally secured to the opposite longitudinal edges of the bar 25 are cover sections 29.

Secured to the upper surface of each of the,

lid sections 29 are one or ;more loops 30 which receive one end of a rod 31, the latter having its intermediate portion coiled about a pin 32projecting laterally from the handle 28, thus providing a hinge for the said lid sections. The rod 30 is extended from the last convolution of the coil upwardly to provide an operating lever 33 which is disposed in close proximity to the handle 28, so that the lid may be readily and easily elevated to opened position by the hand grasping the handle 28. As shown there is one of these operating levers for each of the cover sections, and which levers are disposed at the opposite sides of the handle 28. Each of the cover sections adjacent its side opposite that connectedwith the operating lever has secured thereto one end of a relatively short rod 34, while the opposite end of the rod is coiled about the pins 32 constituting a hinge for the lid section at the opposite side of the handle 28.

18 and 19 respectively,-

By reason of the specific disposition of the lever 33 with relation to the handle 28, it will be manifest that either of the levers 33 can be manipulatedby the hand grasping the handle 28 to elevate the cover sections 29, thereby permitting use of the other hand for the dispensing of the contents of the carrier. In addition to providing a carrier which may be conveniently handled for the purpose intended, I provide a device wherein the articles are maintained at an even temperature, for an indefi nite period, which is a matter of vital importance with perishable merchandise such as ice cream or the like.

- It is believed that from the foregoing de-- scription the nature and advantages of the invention 1 will be thoroughly understood without requiring a more extended explanation and therefore the same has been omitted. However I desire to have it understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described, as the same is merely illustrative of one embodiment of the invention and various changes may be resorted to when desired as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A carrier of the class described comprising a receptacle having a cooling compartment, and a compartment for the articles to be vended, a bin ed cover closing said receptacle, a handle or said receptacle and a lever for operating said cover and disposed in close proximity to said handle.

2. A carrierof the class described comprising a receptacle, a tray removably arranged upon the bottom thereof and defining a cooling chamber, a perforated plate constituting a. cover for said tray, coneshaped members depending from said plate in alinement with the openings therein for the reception of the articles to be vended, a cover for said receptacle, and a handle for said receptacle.

3. A carrier of the class described comprising a receptacle, a perforated partition walls, a tray removably positioned upon the bottom of said rl eceptacle and defining a cooling chamber, a perforated plate covering sald tray, coneeshaped members depending therefrom in alinement with. the openings therein, a hinged cover'for said recep' tacle, a handle for said receptacle, and a lever for elevating said hinged cover and disposed in close proximity to said handle.

6. A carrier of the class described comprising a receptacle, a tray removably posiincluding perforated plate sections, coneshaped members depending from said sections in alinement with said 0 enings there in and projecting through sald nest frame, and a coverfor said receptacle.

I In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE A. BURBEY.

Witnesses M. M. IKELLIHER, ,M. J. KOFMEHL. 

